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Preview Day
2024-09-20 09:00 - 14:00 (America/New_York) | Palm Beach Atlantic University, 901 S Flagler Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, West Palm Beach, 33401, United States
Ready To Be a PBA Sailfish For a Day?
PBA’s Preview Day is the best way to fully immerse yourself in the campus experience. Students and Parents will have the opportunity to:

Tour the campus
Hear from our chapel band and campus pastor
Connect with current students, faculty, and staff
Learn more about the admissions and scholarship process
Learn more about financial aid, student services, and so much more!

Register Here!

Golden Pumpkin Trivia
2024-10-04 19:00 - 21:00 | Upper Weyenberg
Join the fall fun as we ring in the season with PBA’s annual tradition of Golden Pumpkin Trivia. Teams of 8 will face off for the Golden Pumpkin Prize!
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Preview Day
2024-10-11 09:00 - 14:00 | Palm Beach Atlantic University, 901 S Flagler Dr, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, West Palm Beach, 33401, United States
Ready To Be a PBA Sailfish For a Day?!
PBA’s Preview day is the best way to fully immerse yourself in the campus experience. Students and Parents will have the opportunity to:

Tour the campus
Hear from our chapel band and campus pastor
Connect with current students, faculty, and staff
Learn more about the admissions and scholarship process
Learn more about financial aid, student services, and so much more!

Register Here!

LeMieux Center Town Hall Meeting
2024-10-23 18:30 - 19:30 | Lassiter Rotunda, Warren Library, 300 Pembroke Pl, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, United States
Join the LeMieux Center Town Hall Meeting to discuss the election. Wendy Sartory Link from the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections as well as Dr. Llyod will be leading the discussion.
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Rinker College of Business Speaker: Jeff Brams
2024-10-24 18:00 - 19:30 | Lassiter Rotunda, Warren Library, 300 Pembroke Pl, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, United States
Speaker Jeff Brams is General Counsel at Drink LMNT. Prior to Drink LMNT, Jeff most recently served as the Global Head of R&D at Nestle Health Sciences for Garden of Life, Vital Proteins and Solgar USA. Jeff holds his Juris Doctor from the University of Florida and his Bachelor of Science in Finance and Christian Education from Oral Roberts University.
Join us in the Warren Library Lassiter Rotunda at 6 p.m. to hear Jeff speak.
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Health and Science Day
2024-11-08 09:00 - 14:00 | Upper Weyenberg
An event for prospective families to hear more about our health and science majors and what they have to offer to students.
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American Free Enterprise Day
2024-11-14 11:00 - 12:00 | Rubin Arena, 1100 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL, 33403
American Free Enterprise Day (AFE) is a Palm Beach Atlantic University tradition, dating back to 1984. It is highlighted by a medal ceremony that honors individuals whose hard work and achievement exemplify the best of the American free enterprise system. A medalist of the year is selected and companion medals are awarded to other business leaders as well.
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Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Induction Ceremony
2024-11-15 16:30 - 18:00 | Lassiter Rotunda, Warren Library, 300 Pembroke Pl, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, United States
The School of Nursing will host their annual Sigma Theta Tau Honors Society Induction Ceremony for Undergraduate and Graduate nursing students.

Preview Day
2024-11-22 09:00 - 14:00 | Palm Beach Atlantic University 901 S Flagler Dr West Palm Bch FL, 33401
Ready To Be a PBA Sailfish For a Day?!
PBA’s Preview Day is the best way to fully immerse yourself in the campus experience.
Students and Parents will have the opportunity to:

Tour the campus
Hear from our chapel band and campus pastor
Connect with current students, faculty, and staff
Learn more about the admissions and scholarship process
Learn more about financial aid, student services, and so much more!

Register Here

Freidheim Fellows Presentation
2024-12-04 18:00 - 19:30 | Weyenberg Center at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Weyenberg Center, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401
Join us for the annual Freidheim Fellows Presentation. Freidheim fellows are upperclassmen that concentrate their research study on a topic of great public importance that culminates in a year-end published paper. Anna Buchanan and Jonathan Snyder are the 2023-2024 Freidheim Fellows presenting their research on their projects.
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Anna Buchanan
Topic: Civil Asset Forfeiture in the US

Jonathan Snyder
Topic: Strategies for Cost Reduction in the U.S. Healthcare System

Learn More Here

Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program Hooding Ceremony
2024-12-06 16:00 - 21:00 | DeSantis Family Chapel, 300 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, United States
The Counselor Education Program Hooding Ceremony celebrates Fall graduates completing their degrees. Graduates will be hooded by faculty members, with family and friends in attendance to offer support.

West Palm Beach Registration

Winter Welcome Weekend
2025-01-11 - 2025-01-12
New students and transfers joining us for the Spring 2025 semester: We can’t wait to see you January 11-12, 2025 for Winter Welcome Weekend!
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Saturday, January 11

Saturday, January 11, 2025

9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Onboarding & Sailfish Start
Finalize bills, pick-up ID card, t-shirt, fish hat, swag bag, schedule, and more.
Departments include:
- Admissions
- Financial Aid
- Student Accounts
- PBA Card
- Department of Public Safety
- SAIL
- ITS
- Student Success
And more!Lassiter Student Center First Floor

9 a.m. - 4 p.m.Move-InResidence Halls
Check in at your residence hall lobby.

3 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.New F1 Visa Student Orientation
New international students will gather to learn important information regarding their visas. Students should bring their I-20, Passport, Visa and I-94.Warren Library, The Hanley Classroom, 1st Floor

5 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.Dinner at the Dining Hall
Use your meal plan to savor your first dinner at the dining hall, and enjoy lawn games outside. Meals for family members available for purchase at the door.Fraser Dining Hall and Rinker Green

6:30 p.m.Dessert trip to The Square (students only)
Take a walk with us to The Square for a free dessert treat!
Meet at Lassiter Student Center First Floor to walk over together

Sunday, January 12

Sunday, January 12, 2025

MorningExperience a Local Church of your choiceVarious Locations
Refer to list of local churches if needed.

NoonLunch available
Meals for family members available for purchase at the door.Fraser Dining Hall

1 p.m. - 2 p.m.Welcome Program (students & families)
Hear from campus leaders as you begin your Sailfish journey.Weyenberg Center, Second Floor of Lassiter Student Center

2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.Workship Project
Get a start on your first Workship hours with a special group project.
Weyenberg Center
(immediately following Welcome Program)

3:30 p.m. – 4 p.m.Find Your Classrooms Tour
Venture across campus with student leaders to make sure you’re all set for your first day of class.
Meet at Weyenberg Center (immediately following Workship Project)

4 p.m. – 5 p.m. Prayer and Worship Night
Join us as we pray for the new semester.DeSantis Family Chapel

5 p.m.Dinner available
Meals for family members available for purchase at the door.
Fraser Dining Hall

PBA Night at the Fair
2025-01-19 | South Florida Fairgrounds, 9067 Southern Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL, United States
Hosted by the PBA Alumni Association
Tickets are available for PBA alumni, donors, employees, students and parents/family members at a special price of $40 per person. Ticket includes fair entrance and an unlimited ride wristband. The PBA Alumni Association will also host a PBA Social in the Hospitality Center from 6:30-8 p.m. Dinner will be provided.
The deadline to purchase tickets is 12 p.m.on January 15.
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MLK Day of Service 2025
2025-01-20
Join us in honoring the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service. On Monday, January 20, 2024, we are partnering with the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County to serve the Palm Beach County community. All students, staff, faculty, alumni, friends and family are invited!
Sign Up Here
Registration for 2025 MLK Day of Service has been closed.
We hope to see you at one of our future events!

EMDR Training with Roy Kiessling
2025-01-22 07:30 - 2025-01-26 17:30
Come train with Roy Kiessling from EMDR Consulting for five intensive days. Gain a sense of competency and become confident by integrating EMDR into your clinical practice.
Roy will lecture parts 1 & 2 curriculum that will be compressed into a 5-day format during the 5 consecutive days of training (5-Day Intensive).
Once the training is completed, EMDR Consulting includes consultation which starts after the 5-Day Intensive schedule that is included with the training.
The registration deadline for this training is January 12, 2025 @ 11:59 PM EST
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MD Anderson Seminar: Making Cancer History
2025-01-23 09:30 - 11:30 | Palm Beach Atlantic University 901 S Flagler Dr West Palm Bch FL, 33401
Exploring the frontiers of cancer therapy. Join MD Anderson Cancer Center in Palm Beach, Florida for an opportunity to hear from world-renowned cancer experts as they share the latest breakthrough in impactful cell therapies, genomic medicine and data science.
Please register by January 17.
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LeMieux Center Speaker Series: Dr. Robert M. Gates, Defense Secretary 2006-2011
2025-01-29 18:30 - 19:30 | DeSantis Family Chapel, 300 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, FL, United States
The Lemieux Center for Public Policy is excited to welcome former U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates to campus on January 29! Dr. Gates has led a distinguished career of service and institutional reform both in and out of government, and served under eight presidents. Dr. Gates was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America’s highest civilian honor.
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Baseball and Softball Sailgating
2025-01-31 16:00 - 19:00 | Rinker athletic campus
Bring your Sailfish Spirit! Come kick off the season with a doubleheader of our softball and baseball teams! Sailgating festivities will be ongoing between the 4 p.m. softball game and the 6 p.m. softball & baseball games.
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The Lightning Thief
2025-02-20 19:30 - 2025-02-22 21:30 | Fern Street Theatre, 500 Fern Street, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, United States
With an original pop-rock score, this musical adaptation of the New York Times bestseller follows Percy Jackson as he embarks on an epic adventure to retrieve Zeus’ lightning bolt, fighting off armies of mythological enemies. Along the way, he discovers the power of friendship, courage, and heroism. The Lightning Thief is an action-packed adventure for all!
Feb. 20-22 & Feb. 27-28, 2025 @ 7:30 p.m.;
Feb. 22 & Mar. 1, 2025 @ 2:00 p.m.
*Recommended for ages 10 and up; Musical;
$20 General, $15 Seniors 55 & up, $10 Students
*Tickets go on sale January 21, 2025

Continued Learning Courses with the Counselor Education Department
2025-02-22 09:00 - 11:30 | Weyenberg Center at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Weyenberg Center, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401
12 Rules for Good Mental Health, Optimal Metabolism and Peak Performance with Dr. Phil Henry
In Dr. Henry’s latest research, he will help the audience understand the complexities and correlations between mental health, nutrition, and metabolism. Guest speakers include President Dr. Debra A. Schwinn, Dr. Chris Hickey and Laura Bishop
Breakfast is FREE.
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RSB Speaker - Michael Ainslie
2025-02-25 18:00 - 19:00 | Lassiter Rotunda, Warren Library, 300 Pembroke Pl, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401, United States
Join the Rinker School of Business as they welcome speaker Michael Ainslie for a lecture on his book, A Nose for Trouble: Sotheby’s, Lehman Brothers, and My Life of Redefining Adversity. Ainslie is the Former CEO of Sotheby’s and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He served on the boards of the US Tennis Association, the St. Joe Company, Sotheby’s, and Lehman Brothers. Michael has also been a champion of education for decades and his passion has been the Posse Foundation, which he helped found and served as board chair for 13 years.
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Founders Day
2025-02-28 11:00 - 13:30
Join us during Homecoming and Family Weekend to celebrate Founders Day at Palm Beach Atlantic University. Founders Day is a time to reflect with gratitude on God’s work through our dedicated founders to establish our Christ-first university.

Founders Day Chapel | 11 a.m.
Family Church Downtown

Join us for a special service celebrating the Distinguished Alumni Award recipients Jennifer Rothschild, class of 1986, and Philip Rothschild, class of 1985.
Jennifer and Philip Rothschild are PBA alumni dedicated to faith, education and leadership. Jennifer, a 1986 PBA graduate, is a bestselling author, Bible teacher and founder of Fresh Grounded Faith women’s conferences, encouraging women through Kingdom-minded events. Dr. Philip Rothschild, a respected educator with a PhD from Florida State, has shaped future leaders in strategic and talent management, earning recognition for his excellence in teaching at Missouri State University. Together, they founded the womensministry.net Leadership Library in 1998, a resource to equip women in ministry to lead well.

Founders Day Luncheon | 12 p.m.
Weyenberg Center

Together, we will honor Dr. William “Bill” M. B. Fleming, Jr., former president of PBA, with a celebratory luncheon and reveal his official presidential portrait.
Dr. Fleming served as president for eight years, after serving as vice president of development and interim president, first joining PBA in 1992. Under his leadership, PBA’s programs and campus footprint expanded, including the establishment of the Marshall and Vera Lea Rinker Athletic Campus. Dr. Fleming has a great love for the PBA community and, upon his retirement, established a scholarship for students leading through Workship, PBA’s signature community-service program.

Registration for this event is part of Homecoming and Family Weekend. We hope to see you there!
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Day of Giving
2025-03-19 - 2025-03-20
Join Palm Beach Atlantic University to Celebrate Day of Giving! Beginning at noon on March 19, alumni, parents, students, faculty, and friends will have 24 hours to come together in support of PBA’s mission to provide a transformative Christian education. We invite you to support the area of your choice to make a lasting impact on our students. Every gift makes a difference!

The Challenge of Flourishing Together
2025-03-20 15:00 - 17:00 | Upper Weyenberg
Join us for a discussion exploring men and women as allies in ministry and the academy. The workshop will be led by Dr. Christa McKirland, Dean of Faculty and a Lecturer in Systematic Theology at Carey Baptist College in New Zealand. Dr. McKirland’s presentation will be followed by table discussions and reflective responses from Dr. Kyle Faircloth (PBA faculty member) and a local pastor. Don’t miss this opportunity to engage in meaningful dialogue about collaboration and support across gender lines in both professional and ministry settings. Refreshments will be provided.
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Interdisciplinary Research Conference
2025-03-25 - 2025-03-26

Commencement Events 2025
2025-05-08 - 2025-05-09
Celebrate the class of 2025 at the Commencement celebrations! Visit the Grad Guide for details.
Grad Guide

PBA Night at the Ballpark
2025-07-26 18:00 - 21:00 | Roger Dean Stadium, 4751 Main St, Jupiter, FL, 33458, United States
The entire PBA community and their families are invited to come out to the baseball game. Come join fellow Sailfish as we cheer on our local teams, eat delicious food and enjoy the night’s theme: County Fair Night! Featuring carnival games, inflatables, a petting zoo, face painting and more.
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Christival
2025-09-15 08:00 - 2025-09-17 17:00 | Rubin Arena, 1100 S Dixie Hwy, West Palm Beach, FL, 33403
Join us praising the Lord and learning about Him through song and engaging talks given by some of the most dynamic Christian leaders in the world. Christival, a long-standing PBA tradition of praise, worship and learning.

Hispanic Heritage Festival
2025-09-27 - 2025-09-28

Continued Learning Courses with the Counselor Education Program
2025-10-18 09:00 - 23:00 | Weyenberg Center at Palm Beach Atlantic University, Weyenberg Center, West Palm Beach, FL 33401, West Palm Beach, FL, 33401
Join us as Pastor Todd Mullins from Christ Fellowship discusses his latest book, “Don’t Let Doubt Take You Out: Replacing Fear and Doubt with Faith and Truth,” and offers a clinical perspective on practical issues.
Free admission and breakfast
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